#BE42AB#BE42AB

#BE42AB is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 58.8% C 0.197 H 334.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE42AB
RGB	rgb(190, 66, 171)
HSL	hsl(309, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(309, 65%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.3%, 10%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.24, 61.25, -31.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.24, 68.73, 333.03°)
OKLab	oklab(58.82% 0.1777 -0.0851)
OKLCH	oklch(58.82% 0.197 334.4)
XYZ	xyz(30.5343, 17.7863, 40.3451)
Luminance	0.1778 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE42AB #42BE55

analogous

#9342BE #BE42AB #BE426D

triadic

#BE42AB #ABBE42 #42ABBE

tetradic

#BE42AB #BE9342 #42BE55 #426DBE

square

#BE42AB #BE9342 #42BE55 #426DBE

split-complementary

#BE42AB #6DBE42 #42BE93

monochromatic

#632259 #913282 #BE42AB #CE70BF #DD9DD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.61

#BE42AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.56

#BE42AB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE42AB

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE42AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE42AB	1.00	4.61	4.56	4.61
#FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4169AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A7CA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C74B71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be42ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 66, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.8% 0.197 334.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d57fc4',
    500: '#be42ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be42ab;
$custom-light: #d57fc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be42ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 309.194,
    "s": 48.819,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58815,
    "c": 0.19703,
    "h": 334.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.17784
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE42AB

secondary

#92CA9B

accent

#D8644F

background

#FDF8FC

surface

#FBEFF8

border

#D4CAD1

text

#150B12

muted

#837C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE42AB

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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